The Android smartphone will cost $199.99 for a new two-year service agreement or $699.99 without contract. The device is available for pre-order now.

The Nexus S 4G is a variant of the original Nexus S that includes a WiMAX radio for 4G connectivity on Sprint’s wireless network. The device also sports a large, contoured 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display, a speedy 1GHz Samsung Hummingbird processor, user and rear facing cameras, 16GB of internal memory, NFC hardware, and Google’s Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system.

Here are the specifications:

* Two 3.5″ Touchscreens with 480×800 Pixels Resolution and when combined 4.7″ Touchscreen with 960×480 Pixels Resolution
* 1GHz Snapdragon Processor
* Android 2.2 Froyo
* 5 Megapixel Camera with LED Flash, Autofocus, Digital Zoom and HD Ready 720p (1280×720 Pixels) Video Recording
* Bluetooth 2.1, 3G, Wi-Fi, 3.5mm Audio Jack
* 1GB Internal Memory and microSD Card Slot (Supports upto 32GB, 8GB Card Included)

The phone should be available to customers very soon on the Sprint network contract at 199 US $.

As we revealed this morning, the BlackBerry Curve 8530 — a CDMA remix of the 8520 now available on T-Mobile — is coming to Sprint to do battle with its Verizon-branded cousin. Unlike Verizon, which promises a November 20 launch for $99.99 on contract after rebate, Sprint isn’t revealing pricing or availability details for the low-end BlackBerry — but naturally, if they’re smart, the answers will be “cheap” and “soon,” respectively.

Early last month we let you know that an Android powered device called the Samsung Moment would be making its way onto Sprint at some time in the near future. Well today word has been sent out that the Moment is now available at $179.99 after a 2-year contract and $100 mail-in rebate.

This device features an 800MHz processor, 256MB of RAM, 3.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 3.2mp camera, WiFi and GPS.

Sprint Nextel has widened its loss by 47 percent to $478 million, or 17 cents per share, in the third quarter from a loss of $326 million, or 11 cents per share, in the year ago period. The company posted revenue of $8.0 billion, down 9 percent since the same period last year.

The company lost 801,000 post-paid subscribers and churn increased to 2.17 percent from 2.15 percent in the year ago period. Sprint’s ARPU stayed flat at $56 and says that it has stayed stable because of its flat-rate bundled plans.

Sprint forecasts that subscriber losses should improve this year and noted that it achieved its best net retail subscriber results in more than two years.

Just as we’d heard earlier this morning, today’s the day that Palm and Sprint come clean with their undercover plans for the former’s second-ever webOS device. The Pixi, which we toyed with back on our first Engadget Show, is slated to hit Sprint stores, Best Buy, RadioShack and select Walmart locations on November 15th for $99.99, but that’s after a $50 instant rebate and a $100 mail-in rebate that you’ll be waiting ages for. Nothing here is all that surprising — after all, we knew it’d be on shelves before the holiday season — but the $100 price point is downright depressing. The Palm Pre can be had right now for just $150 (also on contract), and beyond that, both webOS devices are being offered on the exact same network. Throw this thing on Verizon, AT&T or T-Mobile, and you’ve got a whole new wave of Palm customers; as it stands, who’s really buying this with the Pre just $50 away?

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Just when you though the marriage of T-Mobile and Sprint were to happen some time down the road, Deutsche Telekom’s CFO has made a comment that might have put an end to the speculations. Recent reports have hinted T-Mobile’s parent company, Deutsche Telekom, was in the works of acquiring Sprint – possibly merging the number three and four carriers in the US. Timotheus Hoettges, Deutsche Telekom CFO, made a comment at how competitive the US mobile market is currently and that a point has been reached with the four big carriers. It’s not like he mentioned that there would be no major headway between the rankings of the major domestic carriers, but a comparison to the current status of the European mobile phone market made it sound like it. Hoettges stated in a conference call in Frankfurt that “There are four national players in the U.S. market for 300 million households, while in Europe, where we have 350 million households, there are 50-70 operators. We believe in our chances of being the challenger.” So for now it looks like everyone is staying put.

via GigaOM

The phone so many Android lovers were waiting for, the HTC Hero, is now officially available for purchase from Sprint stores. The carrier has finally launched its first Android smartphones and we’re waiting for more to follow. The Hero is available for $179 after a $100 mail-in rebate and with a new 2-year contract. The phone is also available from Best Buy stores and in case you’re thinking about paying the full price for it, that’s going to cost you around $479. What do you say? Ready to get the Hero now?

via Sprint